Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
The SHEEP-ShEARjNG,

The sixth annual shearing of the YER
mont Merino Sheep-Shearing ASSOCIATION
was held at the sheep house on the fair
ground here this week, beginning on
Tuesday and ending yesterday afternoon.
For various reasons, among which were
the fact that sheep shorn at private shear
ings are allowed to go into the printed
record along with those shorn at the reg
ular public shearing, the number of sheep
brought in was considerably smaller than
usual. There were not 100 sheep shorn
in all, and indeed there were not over 100
in the sheep house in all. Still there was
a good attendance of spectators, especial
y on Wednesday, when the sheep house
was well filled during the greater part of
the day.
The floclls of the following well-known
breeders were represented in the pens
+. y. Bissell of Shoreham, president of
the association; Lyman Clark of Addi
son: Albert Chapman, Charles A. Chap
man, |. l.. Eells and Ellsworth & Lee
of Middlebury; j. T. Stickney and +. f.
Stickney of Shoreham; V. V. Blackmer
of Orwell; j. +. Barker of Leicester
Junction: j. b. Cherbino of Weybridge
and j. b. Hamblin & Son of Cornwall.
The sheep shorn were of tirst-class
quality and showed that the county is
keeping up its old-time standard, and
improving on it. The excellence of the
was generally commented on favorably
by good judges, and a yearling eve own
ed by Charles A. Chapman was pro-
nounced as good yearling as was ever
raised in Addison county, or anywhere
else. The average weight of the fleeces
taken off was good, but no remarkable
records were made. Below is nearly n
full record of the work done, as it stood
at the close of the shearing last evening /:
RAMS THREE YEARS OLD.
No. 10, owned and bred by V. V. Black
mer, Orwell; sire, Wall Street; weight
of fleece, ~ lbs. 2 or. weight of carcass,
l26 lbs. days growth, $50; staple, 2 l-2
in.; fibre, l-2 in. No. l25, owned by
Bissell & Forbes and bred by o. C.. Mar
tin; sire, Wall Street; weight of fleece,
26 lbs, 8 o.; carcass, l27; staple, 2;
fibre, 3 II.
RAMS TWO YEARS OLD.
No. 547. owned and bred by f. Y. Bis
sell; weight of fleece, "A lbs. or. car
cass ll2; staple, ,; fibre, II; days
growth 364. sire. GOldtindpr
RAMS ONE YEAR OLD.
No. 25l, owned and bred by |. l..
Eells; sire, b. f. NanVliet, 2G; weight
of fleece, 20 lbs; carcass, rs; days
growth, 35S; staple, , l-2; fibre, 3. We
to, No. $50, bred and owned by Ellis
worth & Lee; sire, Phil Sheridan, NJ. j..
f. No. 545; weight of fleece, l6 lbs, l3
or. carcass, 81; days growth, 3Gl; sta
pie, 2; fibre, 3.
EWES TWO YEARS OLD.
No. 52l, owned and bred by f. n. Bis
sell; sire, Commander; weight of fleece,
! II l-2 lbs; carcass, So; days growth,
800; staple, rs; fibre, 3. No. $50, same
owner and breeder; sire, +. n. Bissell
47S: weight of fleece, II lbs. carcass,
20; days growth, 365; staple, 2; fibre,
3 II. No. 10, c. A. Chapman owner
and breeder; sire, A. Chapman l09 :;
weight of fleece, II lbs. o.; carcass,
90; staple, 2 81; fibre, IA. No. 524,
f. n. Bissell owner and breeder; sire,
Goldfinder; weight of fleece, 10 lbs. 5 OF
carcass, "a; staple, -; fibre, l-2.
No. IL, Albert Chapman owner and
breeder; sire, A. Chapman l09; weight
of fleece, 10 lbs. or. carcass. 81; sta
pie, ?; fibre, 3 IA. No. 5l9, +. n. Bis
sell owner and breeder; weight of fleece,
II lbs. 10 OF. carcass, 73. No. 532, same
owner and breeder; weight of fleece, 10
lbs. on; carcass, Sc. No. II, c. A.
Chapman owner and breeder; sire, A.
Chapman l09; weight of fleece, l6 lbs.
OF. carcass, II; days growth, 1913.
EWES ONE YEAR OLD.
No. 65, A. Chapman owner and breed
er; sire, IL. c. Burwell l65; weight of
fleece, II l-2 lbs; carcass, 45; days
growth, 3ss; staple, 5-s; fibre, 4. No.
10, c. A. Chapman owner and breeder
sire, o. q +. S. Hall 1872; weight of